I met this wonderful girl through her newly adopted little brother who was assigned to me through a program called fostering together, where I volunteer. It’s a great program that pairs volunteers with children in foster care and their families. I am a mentor/ Aunt figure for this little guy, but other volunteers serve by […]

I want everything. A career in social work, a career in family photography, a happy marriage, children, a healthy, strong, and capable body, incredible lasting friendships, meaningful close relationships with family, to save the world from hunger, poverty, and abuse one person at a time, annual vacations, time for relaxing and entertainment – EVERYTHING. I […]

I got to throw a baby shower for my little sister this weekend, and I had a BLAST decorating and planning everything. I’m pretty sure my husband thought I was crazy! Anna requested cucumber cream cheese sandwiches 🙂 I bought this dairy and gluten free farmhouse mac n cheese from Gluten Free Cutie in Roswell. […]

Every year, even if it wasn’t an official photo session, I’ve always made sure to grab a shot of the hubs and I for our Christmas card. Looking back on our photos from past years as I plan our session for this year, I am so happy I did this. While, it was mostly always […]

This past February, I started running as a part of my goal for a healthier lifestyle. I ran a 5k in May and the Peachtree Road Race 10K in July! I’m collecting t-shirts here people!  Ok so after the t-shirt comment I ran into this meme and, well, how could I not add it to […]

In case you were wondering if I stuck with that promise I made myself back in March, I did. Beyond all doubt and frankly, the odds (I tend to quit things.. ask my mom), I have stuck with it. Don’t get me wrong, I still have dessert sometimes and definitely still eat cheeseburgers ( just […]

So remember when my house looked like this? : Yeah, two weeks later and now it looks like this. Ummm, what?! It’s all house shaped and everything!  Craig was sick, so I brought my little brother with me and he did his best to be in EVERY picture, haha! This is the master bedroom btw. […]